Genealogy can be reproducible and efficient

Berglund, Lars GT

Annals of Genealogical Research > Vol. 10, No. 1 (2014)

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Genealogy can be reproducible and efficient

Lars GT Berglund, Uppsala, Sweden

Abstract
Genealogy has problems with poor quality of source citations and questionable ancestries dating back to ancient times. Our research has gained a reputation for being unreliable. The author believes that serious genealogy is "real" research. Thus, we should adopt the review process that exists in other areas of scholarship. Quality journals where genealogists publish results after review by knowledgeable colleagues would improve our reputation. Publication in a journal is a goal that rewards hard work. If nothing is done there is a risk that our descendants will be forced to reject our results. Genealogy should not deserve to be scorned but taken so seriously that conventional research methods are used.

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Cite as: Lars GT Berglund, "Genealogy can be reproducible and efficient," Annals of Genealogical Research Vol. 10, No. 1 (2014) at http://www.genlit.org/agr/viewarticle.php?id=56

Subject areas: source citing; peer-review process; impact factors; Sweden

Annals of Genealogical Research - ISSN 1555-9904